Trustees are empowered to make decisions on behalf of (and with responsibilities to) all the land’s owners. • An ahu whenua trust holds and manages the land on behalf of all the registered owners
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Pātaka Whenua Guidance Download List of Current Owners Report Date produced: 5 October 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Download List of Current Owners Report Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Below is a step-by-step guide on how to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua as a registered user.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)
Hei te 1 o Hūrae 2025, ka piki ake ngā utu a Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te 3.65%. Tirohia ngā taipitipito kei raro iho nei.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
Once the successors have been determined, a meeting of successors will be held for them to vote on how they wish to receive and hold the land. Updated list of owners Te Kooti Whenua Māori is currently working on updating the lists of potential owners for the four SILNA Blocks.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following pānui from the trustees of the Alton Block VII Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust.
written consent from owners (and trustees, if the land is held in an ahu whenua trust) written objections (if any) from the owners valuations of the current block and the proposed new blocks.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
For more detail about each of the proposed changes go to www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz and www.tpk.nz/whenua. Whenua Māori Programme There are 1.4 million hectares of Māori freehold land in Aotearoa, with much of that whenua held by multiple owners.
The primary purpose of both meetings will be to discuss: • The Mouri Tūroa project and opportunities available for owners of the above blocks; • Options to enable Mouri Tūroa to complete the proposed work, including but not restricted to: o A limited powers Ahu Whenua Trust over some or all of the above clusters of blocks, and election of trustee(s); o The appointment of an agent to represent the owners of some or all of the above clusters of blocks; o A full powers...
Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)
You'll need to work closely with any other owners to secure their support and permission to use, occupy, and/or develop your whenua.
Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
